Heart disease pulmonary hydrops can be treated?

Pulmonary hydrops refers to pleural effusion. Whether pleural effusion caused by heart disease can be treated well needs to be judged according to factors such as disease type and treatment timing.

Heart disease can be divided into congenital and acquired, and a few congenital heart diseases can recover by themselves. At this time, pleural effusion caused by congenital heart disease can be cured after timely surgery. However, pleural effusion caused by acquired heart disease such as rheumatic heart disease and coronary atherosclerotic heart disease cannot be completely cured. only active treatment can improve the symptoms of pleural effusion.

Patients with pleural effusion due to heart disease should develop good diet and living habits daily, strictly follow the doctor's advice, and use drugs regularly.